Even so, mainstream America may have been able to continue to ponder whether the majority of America is now post-racial if it were not for the pesky fact that America regularly demonstrates that it is not a post-racial society.

It was a very good piece in the Guardian. I agree with you that - as with the 'End of Art' and 'End of History' and 'End of Politics' debates - the post-racial society myth is not only unfounded, but papers over the actual and continued racism that seems to be built into American society (and the rest of the world).

The day I read your piece (Aug 1st) I saw a photo-exhibition in Birmingham UK called 'Obama's People', based around photos by Nadav Kander. Maybe you've already seen the photos, but here's my write up anyway, in which you're mentioned:

It's well documented that black people as more likely to be the subject of police harassment than whites. This case might be an example but there is no evidence to conclude that. Crying "Wolf" without knowing the facts can only serve to delay the advent of a post-racial society. Your article was so unconvincing that my first reaction when I read it was that you might be a right wing agent provocateur.

You thought that I was going to write another piece in the comment section to defend the piece I wrote in The Guardian.

FYI, The Guardian piece is chock full of links and all you have to do is click on them and read all the specificity that I didn't have the space to offer (that's why we do those links but also try to write for the printed version which will not have them).

Beyond that, I'm not inclined to get into the back and forth you crave any more than you are inclined to agree with me.